Essays on Surgery

Systematic review

Surgical intervention is one of the critical components in the field of medical practice. All surgical procedures aim at positive outcome, but is not the case in all procedures done. There are cases reported where complications arise that do not stem from the main or primary illness, but from procedural intervention during surgery. The main causes of these complications include wrong person surgery, wrong site surgery and wrong site marking. In regards to the commonality in these occurrences, various research articles have aimed to address these issues. The articles indicates that wrong site surgery is a rare occurrence, but once ...

Health disparity is one of the biggest challenges facing the healthcare system. WHO stipulates that healthcare should be affordable available and accessible to all individuals disregarding their social status, age, sex, ethnicity, race, disability or sexual orientation. Centre for Disease Control and Prevention concurs with WHO but states that, despite the efforts to make health for all a reality, many socially disadvantaged population groups cannot still access healthcare services, or if they can, they receive a lesser healthcare service compared to the general population. I have experienced many situations of health disparities, but one that caught my most attention involved an ...

Traditionally, the prevention of infections focused solely on the patient outcomes with less regard to financial and resource usage during the prevention. However, with the emergence of the new trends in healthcare governance and accounting of resources there has been a need to place focus on the financial aspect of prevention (Lipke, & Hyott, 2010).

Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) and as such, surgical site infections fall within this category where preventionists must focus on the financial implications both to the patient and the institution alongside patient outcomes. In the society, social class disparity has been reckoned as a major influencing factor in ...

Before I saw my father for the first time at work, I thought that what he was doing, as an aerospace engineer, was some kind of magic. The matter is that I found it out and was first taken to work with my father when I was a kid, and at that time a lot around me I perceived as magic, especially if it fascinated me. However, what I saw my father doing not just fascinated me, but made me wonder for many years after about what were the limits of human imagination and capabilities. I can but say that although ...

First case:

A cath surgery is to be performed in both left and right side of the heart due to the patient’s shortness of breathing.

- First a wire will be placed inside the heart to determine the amount of oxygen there are leaks in the valves. - Water will then be injected and connect it with a thermostat in the atrium and pulmonary to determine the temperature inside the body. - The procedure begins at the left coronary side - The next step is to block the femoral in order to stop the blood circulation in the left ...

Chapter 8 Somatoform Disorders

1. Conversion disorders are health problems that start from a psychological conflict or emotional crisis. Symptoms of this disorder include blindness, inability to speak, numbness and paralysis. The difference between conversion disorders and “genuine” medical problems is that unlike real medical problems, their symptoms have a psychosocial origin. There is no physical cause of the symptoms.

2. A) One feels so sorry for Jenny. Although one understands the pain that Jenny went through when she broke up with his fiancée, one cannot tolerate her behavior. It is not right to deceive other people and play with their emotions. If ...

Perioperative evaluation is an important interaction between a patient and a physician where the physician carefully and accurately where the physician accesses the overall health status and determines the risk against the procedure. In Cleveland clinic the process is complicated and time consuming and in emergency settings, it becomes extremely difficult and often assessments are made last minute. Lack of informatics in this clinic preoperative evaluation endangers patients and creates large inefficiencies. For these reasons, the need for enhanced informatics is needed in order to create and enhance best practices throughout the perioperative phases of patient care.

Currently the ASA grading ...

Introduction

This discussion focuses on graphical representation of surgical operations in the 19th and 21st Century and how surgery has evolved in years.

Eakins’ paintings depict the doctor getting assistance from Penn professors. This emphasizes on how doctors, nurses and physicians work together during surgery. This is also demonstrated in a 21st century media image.

In both clinics, the doctors are seen to be carrying conservative operations as opposed to the amputations they performed in earlier decades. We see the surgery being carried out in a cleaner, brighter, surgical theater. In comparison, there seems to be advancement in understanding the prevention of ...

Question: Because I want out find out what bariatric surgery entails, its implications and its safety when used to alleviate obesity

Significance: In order to help my reader understand the concept of obesity and the use of bariatric surgery as one of the options available for treating obesity. American College of Surgeons Testimony Statement of the American College of Surgeons to the Medicare Coverage Advisory (2004, November 4). Retrieved April, 12, 2013 from http://www.facs.org/ahp/testimony/bariatric.html

The article explores the use of bariatric surgery as one of the intervention and treatment modes of obesity. Bariatric surgery is actually one of ...

Adams, T.D. "Bariatric Surgery: Cost and Insurance Coverage." N. Eng. J. Med 357.8 (2011): 753-761. Print.

This source describes the cost and the national insurance coverage of the bariatric surgery process in the United States. The source quotes the National Institute of Health which states that bariatric surgery costs range and vary widely across different geographical regions. These costs actually range from $12000 to about $35000.

According to this source, there are a number of factors that affect the cost of bariatric surgery. These factors include; the hospital where the surgery is performed; the time frame of the hospital stay; nature of procedure performed; medical complications occurrence and finally the geographical area where the bariatric surgery ...

The story of my life starts pretty modestly, I guess. I grew up in a city located in the central western region of Brazil called Goiania. There, my parents were the proprietors of a private day care facility, which I and my siblings attended during childhood. Seeing my parents throughout the day made me feel loved and protected, and this resulted in me being a rather bold child, who did not refrain from experiments and facing life head on. However, only one second is enough for one’s life to change, for one’s life to be extinguished. I was only five ...

My name is .. I am applying for the (program name) at your esteemed medical institution. I am writing this personal statement as a part of my application and hope that, by the end of this essay, I will have conveyed a better understanding of myself as a person as well as a student. As a student who has previously studied international business, and would now like to pursue a career in the field of medicine, I believe an explanation of my choices and motivators is in order. Hence, in addition to providing an overview of my background, I also seek to explain why I ...

Soft tissue injuries of the handCarpal tunnel Syndrome. Carpal tunnel syndrome is an arm disorder that causes tingling, numbness and other indications. Carpal tunnel syndrome is associated with a pinched nerve in the wrist. Factors that can contribute to the carpal tunnel syndrome are; patterns of hand use, anatomy of one's wrist or certain health risk factors. Bound by tendons and bones, carpal tunnel is a thin pathway that is situated on the palm flank of the wrist. That passageway protects the main nerve from the hand and tendons that bend the limbs. The compression of the nerve is what produces ...

Discussion

Gastric Banding Device Vs Normal function of the Stomach A gastric band device is also known as the lap band device. It is being operated on the top portion of the stomach. Gastric band can easily be mounting in the patient’s stomach by surgery known as bariatric surgery. It is used to check the patient’s body mass index. The body mass index of the patients is 35 to 40. It will improve the weight loss, diabetics, hypertension, etc. There are two types of gastric band device; they are lap band device system. This device comes with ...

Recent research findings have proved that quite an enormous number of teens between the ages of 13 and 19 have undergone plastic surgery procedures such as nose reshaping, breast augmentation and liposuction. Most of such teens practice these procedures to boost their self esteem. For the purpose of this paper, I interviewed a health care colleague to dig deeper in the world view or philosophy on the teenage plastic surgery. He explained that teens typically seek plastic surgery based on various reasons compared to adults. Teens view plastic surgery as a means to fit in and look acceptable to friends and ...

Crohn's Disease (CD): A Historical Background

Crohn’s disease is a persistent inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that may impact any part of the gastrointestinal path, however, normally impacts the ileum (Yamada, 2009). It usually occurs to individuals of age 21 or under (Wilson et al., 2010). The CD may affect the quality of life (Baumgart & Sandborn, 2007; Morrison et al., 2009). It may need surgery (Pihl-Lesnovska et al., 2010). There is a steady global rise in the occurrence of Crohn’s Disease and it represents an increased hospitalization (Gibson, 2009; Morrison et al., 2009; Wilson et al., 2010). In 2009, the CD cases in Australia were ...

Resource allocation for many years has caused a heated discussion. The allocation of the resources should happen in a way that shows ethical consideration. At the same time, allocating resources should offer social worth. Physicians and medical practitioners have a big role in making the decisions of using the resources in a way that ensures efficiency and effectiveness (Crippen, 2013). Limitations of resources occur and care to available patients in care of must happen. Allocation of resources when the demand is too high in comparison to the supply will depend on the nature of the resources. The committee will allocate limited resources considering ...

Factors such as race, sex and age may be significant benchmarks in the analysis or understanding of epidemiological details such as incidence and mortality rates of oral cancer.1 For instance, the incidence and mortality rates in men are twice more than in women.1 Based on race, African American males have a higher incidence rate than White males.1 This also applies between a comparison between African American females and White females respectively. Despite the occurrence of new cases of oral cancer, the overall incidence rate trend over the last 30 years has been declining.2 The incidence rate of oral cancer among ...

Facelift, by Dr. Kassir in NYC © 2013. parkavesurgeon.com. 29 Feb. 2014. Plastic surgery is known to have been used as early as 4000 years ago. According to various sources the reconstructive surgeries including skin grafting were conducted back in 600-800 BC in India; these are among the first surgeries to be officially documented (“The History of Plastic Surgery | American Society of Plastic Surgeons”). Additionally, many resources report plastic surgery to be worth the benefit in self-esteem. The reasons for resorting to reshape one’s body can be different: either a person wants to make a disfigured body beautiful ...

Plastic surgery is known to have been used as early as 4000 years ago. According to various sources the reconstructive surgeries including skin grafting were conducted back in 600-800 BC in India; these are among the first surgeries to be officially documented (“The History of Plastic Surgery | American Society of Plastic Surgeons”). Additionally, many resources report plastic surgery to be worth the benefit in self-esteem. The reasons for resorting to reshape one’s body can be different: either a person wants to make a disfigured body beautiful again, use the surgery to fix the problems that endanger the physical existence, ...

Bariatric Surgery for the adolescents and children is becoming widespread over the years. The results however are still scare and of poor quality, with many of the patients undergoing this surgery being too young to agree or disagree (Hofmann, 2010). This has created a series of moral challenges regarding this practice on the heath care platform. Efforts to introduce bariatric surgery as health care services in various hospitals need to withhold in order for the issues to be reviewed first. Obesity has become a problem that needs to be addressed worldwide. It has been found that over 30% of the ...

Along with the ethical issues regarding cosmetic surgery, the ones, concerning sex reassignment, remain of high controversy for medical science, psychology, philosophy and religion. While sometimes gender reassignment can be viewed as a caprice of a person, in vast majority of cases the willingness to undergo gender reassignment surgery is a consequence of gender identity disorder. According to M.Hume (2011), gender identity disorder can be considered both as a physical and psychiatric disorder. For those specialists, who consider gender identity disorder purely mental health issue, question whether surgery can be viewed as morally appropriate solution to the incongruity between a body and mind ...

Plastic surgery has a long history and is known to have taken place as early as 4000 years ago. According to various sources, the reconstructive surgeries, including skin grafting, were conducted back in 600-800 BC in India; these are among the first surgeries to be officially documented («The History of Plastic Surgery | American Society of Plastic Surgeons»). The reasons for resorting to reshaping of one’s body can be different: either a person wants to make a disfigured body beautiful again, use the surgery to fix the problems that endanger the physical existence, or use it solely to enhance the beauty and ...

This procedure targets people who are overweight especially those with a body mass index of 40 or more and those with body mass index of 35 and other serious medical conditions such as diabetes (Lord, 2008). It is essential for those people who can’t lose weight by exercising and cutting their diet hence has compromised their health. The center should target patients who are members of the insurance providers because the procedure is costly. The insurance providers help to offset the hospital expenses. The patient makes an appointment with a bariatric surgeon who usually carries out an assessment of his ...

VTE More Measure

Venus thromboembolism (VTE) is a condition that includes both pulmonary embolism (PE) and deep vein thrombosis. DVT occurs when blood clots in deep veins normally in the pelvic veins or in the legs. However, VTE is common in many regions and it is a dreadful condition. Notably, patients suffering from VTE have a 35% to 65% chance of dying from it. It is important to research on Venus thromboembolism (VTE) because as the third most common cardiovascular disease, it is a leading cause of mortality and mobility worldwide. Several risk factors are associated with VTE such as; increase in age, orthopaedic surgery, and ...

Subsequent to technological advancements in the field of medicine, several machines helpful in increasing the rate and effectiveness of the cure have since been discovered. The most profound discovery in the field of surgery is the one that involved the introduction of Doctor Robot. This machine undertakes the operation procedure without the presence of a physician in the operation room but essentially in the robot control room. From the Fortune article entitled Meet your next surgeon: Dr. Robot, it is apparent that the robot surgeon was developed subsequent to deep research and an insightful consultation among the experts of the ...

Most people in the modern world have become increasingly concerned about their weight for various reasons. Medical experts have continued to emphasize the importance of maintaining proper weight. There are a number of ways that people can use to reduce their weight. First, there is the use of the gastric bypass surgery. The other approach is by using natural weight loss techniques. Gastric bypass surgery is a medical procedure that is conducted to help the patients who cannot lose a significant amount of weight by natural means. It specifically involves altering how their stomachs and small intestines handle food intake. The ...

Cindy Jackson

What does your critical analysis of the website reveal to you about Cindy Jackson’s sense of her social self, her self-concept, her self-esteem and her self-presentation? The concept of the self stems from many different places. It can come from social interaction, social expectations as well as cultural beliefs (Sirgy, 1982). Although many people believe that plastic surgery is for those who have low self-esteem, it does not seem to be the case for Jackson. In Cindy Jackson’s website, she focused mainly on how she looks and what she wished for herself (Jackson, nd.d). There is a ...

Gastric bypass surgery is an operation that divides the human stomach into an upper pouch which is small and a lower remnant which is much larger. After this is done, the small intestines are rearranged to connect to both of these parts. Gastric bypass surgery is better than traditional diet and exercise because it is a quick method of losing weight for individuals with health conditions caused by obesity.

Benefits of gastric bypass subject

As compared to the natural way of losing weight, gastric bypass surgery is quick and less effort is involved. For an individual who has medical insurance, this method is ideal because surgical ...

Thesis Statement

- Criteria used by doctors to determine patients who would benefit most from the weight loss surgery - Body mass index (BMI) - Health conditions - Recommendations - Recommendations made before the surgery - Recommendations made after the surgery - Complications involved in performing of gastric bypass surgery - Anastomotic stricture: definition, description, causes and effects - Anastomotic leakage: definition, description, causes and effects - Anastomotic ulcer: definition, description, causes and effects - Dumping syndrome: definition, description, causes and effects - Risks involved in performing the procedure ...

Colorectal cancer, which is also commonly known as colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer related deaths in the US. According to statistics retrieved from the centers for disease control, approximately 100,000 new cases of colon cancer are detected every year. The incidence of colon cancer is observed more commonly in patients that belong to higher socioeconomic background. Furthermore, colon cancer is most commonly detected in patients who are 50 years or older (CDC.gov). It was observed that approximately 49000 deaths occur annually on account of colon cancer. The death rate for colon cancer has been ...

Breast cancer can be referred to as a cancer type that originates from breast tissue, mostly from the milk ducts’ inner lining or the lobules, which supply the ducts with milk (Sariego, 2010). Cancers arising from ducts are called ductal carcinomas, as those from lobules are called lobular carcinomas. Breast cancer affects humans, as well as other mammals. Breast cancer also affects in men. Breast cancer occurs due to an environmental factor’s interaction with a host that is genetically susceptible. Normal cells undergo division as many times as required and stop. They get attached to other cells where they ...

Introduction

Ethics in the healthcare refers to a set of moral beliefs, principles as well as values that act as a guide for making choices in medical care. Thus, it entails the sense of what is wrong or right as well as the beliefs about the rights that the industry personnel owe to others. Thus, it is crucial for those responsible for providing services to the industry to make choices that are fair, just and right. In that view, this article review uses a case study involving an ethical issue in health care and identifies the issue, explains how it was addressed, the ...

I_BUS435 Section 1

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In the last one hundred years, the way we communicate and transport ourselves around the globe has changed with much development. Mobile phones and airplane travel has become extremely popular and even cheaper. You can travel across the globe in fourteen hours. Before airplanes, humans used ferries to travel around, taking months to get to their destination. In recent years, social networking has become very popular and it really helps people connect to each other from all over the world. They can share all the information they would like. For example, they share information on good places to ...

General knowledge dictates that the perfected physical/visual imagery of men is one of a muscular bronze-toned body, preferably with a lot of cash on the side – as he poses in front of an expensive car – oh yes, that he owns. While it may be true that men are just as ‘at-risk’ as targets of image culture expectations as women, the ready literature on body-image culture is quite prevalent on its commentary on females. What do women, particularly in Westernized culture, worry about? Aging drives anxiety. Flabby waistlines, added pounds, and thinning hair – all normal signs of naturally moving into another stage ...

Plastic surgery is a specialty in medicine that deals with reconstruction and formation of parts of the body. The most famous is cosmetic/ aesthetic surgery, but there are other kinds of plastic surgery like reconstructive surgery, hand surgery and craniofacial surgery among others. Plastic surgery is a revolutionary medical procedure that is practiced largely and has saved many lives. The controversy arises in the case of cosmetic surgery, which is widely practiced currently. Cosmetic surgery is performed on otherwise healthy parts of the body with the aim of improving their appearance. Cosmetic surgery is an unnecessary measure and should not be ...

Introduction

Today’s society has set beauty standards by the appearance, such as face features and body, and divided others into the terms ‘beautiful’ or ‘ugly’, based on whether one’s appearance fits the standard or not. The standard of beauty has been set through various social implications, which makes the standard different by cultures and countries. We cannot, thus, define what exactly the meaning of ‘beautiful’ is. However, it is nearly the same for any culture and for any country that today’s society judges others by the appearance and treats differently. To achieve my research goal, I have ...

Emergency Medical Transport (EMT) is a branch in the line of medical services that deals with transporting people in need of medical services to the medical facilities. They include people using wheelchairs, the disabled, and those using stretchers. The transport services are mainly provided to patients with no medical emergency requirements, but they can be offered in conjunction with the Emergency Medical Services (EMS). The essay below discusses the happenings observed in a hospital while working with one of the nurses. At the hospital, various happenings occur from the time a patient gets to the hospital to the time he/she leaves. ...

Introduction

A sentinel event involves the occurrence of an unexpected event that may involve death, a serious physical/psychological harm or a big risk thereof. A serious injury in this case may involve a loss of an organ such as limb, hand or a particular function. A sentinel event may also involve severe temporary injury that may require intervention to sustain life. Such events are referred to as sentinel because their occurrence calls for a quick response as well as investigation. A wrong sight surgery (WSS) is one of the sentinel events in healthcare. A wrong site surgery refers to a surgery procedure that is carried ...

In the film Barbara took place in German directed by Christian Petzold. The film was among one of the best international film and nominated was on severally for the Academy Awards. It has also won awards such as Silver Bear under the category of best director (Barbara film, 2012). The film began with a middle aged woman sited, relaxing under a shade with her legs crossed. Some young middle aged men were keenly watching her from a window close to the park where the lady was sited. One of the men suggests that if she was six then, you can say ...

Preparing for a total knee replacement requires pre-operative and post-operative care that will help the patient prepare prior to the procedure and help the patient attain a faster recovery. The pre-operative stage usually begins several weeks before the procedure and the goal is to help the patient prepare prior to the surgery with the objective of helping the patient achieve the best possible surgical outcome from the procedure (Williams and Hopper, 2011). In a total knee replacement, the knee joint is replaced with an artificial one. The patient should expect to be home after two to four days after the surgery, and ...

Prepping for an Interview

June Housie Media Relations Executive The Spokesperson On November 11th 2014, June Housie, as the new spokesperson of our organization, will be sitting down to a one-to-one interview with ANC News’ David Muir. You, as out company spokesperson will be facing a television interview, and so, please wear formals and be clear with your answers. Remain confident and always share a smile. You will have to communicate to the public the current healthcare issues facing the industry. You will have to inform the audience about certain controversial issues that has plagued the healthcare sector; in particular the ambulatory surgery ...

The surgeon’s assistant is also referred to as assistants-at-surgery. The category of specialists serve as the members of the surgical team. In most cases, the surgeon assistant performs various tasks under the instruction of the surgeons. Some of the simple tasks that the assistant-surgeons include exposing, the surgical site, making the foremost incisions(Clark,15). This essay intends to develop a conceptual framework of the basic attributes that help in defining an assistant surgeon. This essay will put more focus on the educational requirements to obtain the job, description of the job and the role of technology in the ...

Aesthetic beauty is the concept that is associated with appreciation of good taste, beauty or attractiveness. In this case, what is beautiful appeals to the eyes of the viewer and may have emotional aspect. Although there may be certain aspects that are almost universal in terms of aesthetics, some aspects are culture sensitive. From this premise, therefore, what a Chinese man would conceive as beautiful would not necessarily be the same as what an American would. Cultural affiliation have profound impacts one what one may appreciate as beautiful or not. In the recent past, body modification to enhance beauty ...

Summary of Parts 1, 11 & 111

Section 1 outlined the PICO problem. It stated that human errors and poor communication among members of the preoperative, the operative team and the surgeon were the main reasons for these irregularities. Surgical time-out, accurate site marking and effective channels of communication among medical attendants are among the major guidelines to correct or lower incidences of wrong site surgery. While these guidelines are apparently effective theoretical; it is important to understand that the wrong site surgery cases are mainly caused by small errors during surgery and preoperative procedures. Thus, it is critical that an organization focuses on identifying the ...

The case study addresses how the hospital employed the principle of total quality in making the services rendered to patients better. In many occasions, continuous improvement was used. First, the new administrator introduced a new process through which they could capture blood by inserting a needle. Not only did this reduce the discomfort patients were subjected to, it saved time and money. The introduction of a single registration packet was essential in saving time. By introducing a check-in system, the nurses ensured that the need for family members to encamp in pre-op rooms was reduced. The move to allow patients to enter surgery ...

A Hospital setting is the most conducive environment for the patients. It has all basic infrastructure to cater the ever growing needs of patients who may present a spectrum of health complications. Certain limitations appear to decrease the quality care which in turn raises concerns among the patients and their family members. Healthcare professionals, especially nurses have a great role to play in contributing to an improved patient care by decreasing the patient concerns. In such context, the present description deals highlighting g a topic on surgical site infections with a special emphasis on its evidence-based management. Briefly, as the name implies a ...

- Scope and purpose of the clinical practice guideline Surgical infection is a healthcare associated infection where a wound infection occurs after an invasive/ surgical procedure (Gruendemann & Mangum, 2001). Other types of infections that occur especially for surgical patients include urinary tract infection, bacteraemias, anti-biotic- related diarrhea and postoperative respiratory. Surgical infections are usually experienced with the first seven to ten days after the operation/ surgery to a life threatening postoperative complication. Some of these include a sterna infection, which occurs after an open heart surgery. Surgical infections, at least most of them, are caused by contamination of an incision with micro-orgasms ...

Post-operative readmissions occasioned by abdominal pain are a common occurrence for acute cholecystitis patients who have undergone surgery. While these trends have continuously been eminent if healthcare, research studies have not addressed the primary concerns as to how to eliminate or reduce these cases to acceptable levels (White, 2005). Pain management in post-operative care forms the backbone of effective outcomes. Thus, a situation that leads to continued pain during this period is a matter of concern not just to the patient but also to the physician. Apart from leading to further complications, such cases of readmission have associated costs and that place a ...

English

Introduction Plastic and cosmetic surgery is a growing trend in the medical industry and widely influences the growth of medical tourism. The various procedures classified under plastic and cosmetic surgery encompasses the reshaping and altercation of appearance of the human body. The objective of cosmetic surgery is to change the aesthetical condition of the part of the body that does not look pleasing, but performs its intended function normally. However, plastic cosmetic surgery also has its risks and complications. The discussion will highlight the different forms of cosmetic and plastic own surgery along with the risks that come along ...

Introduction

It is estimated that surgical site infections affect more than 5% of all surgery operations conducted on patients in the United States (Hemani, 2009, p. 2). Between 750, 000 and 1 million surgical site infections happen in the United States on a yearly basis (Edminston, 509). Current estimates show that surgical site infections are among the leading causes of patient mortality and morbidity during surgery. In fact, surgical site infections rank third in the number of reported incidences of health care associated infections according to the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Edminston, 509). Before dwelling on some of the ...

There was a time when the knife in surgeons hand caused a panic death of the patients. It is very difficult to explain today, how much the medical science advanced or how much the surgical practice gained from the invention of medical anaesthesia that gave the patients the experience of painless operation. Ether, a chemical substance was applied for the first time for medical anaesthesia on 16 October 1846 in surgery, by its inventor William Morton, at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston to operate the lump of a patient by surgeon John Warren. Invention of ether anaesthesia in surgical practice was a ...

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Introduction

This literature review is intended to determine the effect of infection to the disability, mobility and psychological state of patients undergoing orthopedic surgery, comparing each in accordance to compliance or not of the surgical procedure to the Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP). Upon review however of the five available orthopedic surgical studies, there was no indication of any compliance or not to the SCIP protocol of the surgical procedures performed. The nearest mention of elements found in the protocol, such as anesthesia (SCIP-3) and postoperative blood glucose (SCIP-4) measurement, was found in Lin, Lin, Huang, Hsu, & Lin (2011). ...

Scenario

“Suppose of your team members had to have surgery at hospital ABC” Question 1. What strategies would you use to ensure that your collected information is supported by appropriate literature? A. The prior approach is to ask questions from my friend about the condition and the recommended procedure for surgery. Upon learning about the health condition for surgery and ensuring to my friend that her information will not be shared to anyone, the next step is to list down the terminologies associated to the condition including the surgery. The next step is to look up for ...

In today’s world, the media plays an important role in the process of socializing. The media has enhanced stereotypes to a considerable degree. People are impacted by what is shown on the media either positively or negatively. Since childhood, children are exposed to various forms of media, and the process continues throughout their lifetime; therefore, it is difficult to isolate the impact media has upon an individual’s personality. Adding on, the media places much emphasis upon physical beauty and even children’s cartoons depict this beauty either directly or indirectly. For instance, the world famous Disney Character Cinderella ...

This article will look at the innovation in the area of surgery. Surgery is a practice that started many years ago. This can be associated with the brain surgery during Roman empire and Egyptian activities in 3,000 B.C. since this time there has been innovation and improvement in the medical field of surgery. The researchers came up with different methods to solve the medical surgery procedure without many risks. The introduction of robotic technology in operating room presents huge success in the manner in which surgery is carried out. The success is both from a technological point of view and ...

The purpose of cosmetic procedures is to restore the function and form of the human body. Take the case of those suffering from having a cleft palate which affects their speech or those suffering from a second or a third degree burn. However cosmetic procedures have created a wide market for cosmetic surgeons offering treatments such as the very popular botox. Botox or is an abbreviation of a neurotoxin chemical produced by Clostridium botulinum (Montecucco). In the world of beauty, botox has been applied for people who want their wrinkles and crow’s feet probably gone. Dr. Binder has demonstrated in his research that ...

Contributing to the Field of Emergency Medicine

Born and raised in Saudi Arabia, I was always curious and impressed with the human body: how we evolved in to big people from little bodies; how our skin and organs stretched; and how cells reproduced themselves. The older I got, the more my interest peaked about the wonders of the human body. However, during my senior year in high school when my father was admitted to the hospital to undergo Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) surgery, another type of curiosity was experienced. After surgery, he developed very serious complications that resulted in some breathing problems and internal bleeding. ...

Body Dismorphia

Almost everyone is in some way are dissatisfied with certain aspects of his appearance. These characteristics may include a crooked smile, misshapen nose, eyes the wrong size or any other imperfections that are not significant. It can be a completely natural occurrence that does not have any adverse effects beyond altering what a person wears and makeup and they buy. Most of the population simply makes accommodations for these undesired characteristics. If someone feels she has short legs she may just wear high heels and an imperials waist to give the illusion of longer legs. A man with a weak chin may grow a ...

This essay is being submitted on May 28th, 2014, for (Instructor’s Name)’s (course title) course.

A surgery, be it major or minor, can become one of the stressful events of a person’s life. A patient who anticipates such complex treatment modality is likely to experience anxiety. Uncertainty lurks on mind as the time of the surgery approaches. Smeltzer et al (2010) state that “preoperative anxiety may be an anticipatory response to an experience viewed by the patient as a threat to his or her customary role in life, permanent incapacity, body integrity, increased responsibilities or burden on family members, or life itself”. At this point of a patient’s life, a nurse has to give impeccable ...